Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Belgium
39.0%
in 2023
Netherlands
40.8%
in 2023
Belgium rank
6th
Netherlands rank
5th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 40.8% against 39.0% in Belgium, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.6% | 36.7% | 9.9% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 42.4% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 42.3% | 8.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 40.7% | 18.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 40.4% | 9.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 39.9% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 40.8% against 39.0% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 1.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release